Guardian Australia · China

Sea of crimson: vivid ‘red beach’ transforms China’s wetlands and marshes – in pictures

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A striking transformation takes place along the coast of Qinqdao in autumn, when a native seepweed turns a brilliant shade of red.The ‘red beach’ phenemon can be seen in the salt marshes and wetlands on the coast of China’s Shandong province, where the Suaeda glauca plant matures and absorbs water, changing it from …

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